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Is a father entitled to visitation when he is paying child support?

My bro-in-law has 2 kids w/an ex-wife.He also has one w/an ex-gf. He recently asked the court to lower his child support 'cause the job he has after coming back from Iraq pays less than what he was getting in the military, and his ex-wife makes more than him. When he petitioned for lower CS it apparently encompasses all 3 kids. His ex-gf is mad because she thinks she'll get less $, which isn't true since she gets welfare.As a result, she is now w/holding visitation. He hasn't been able to see his daughter in about a month. He doesn't have extra $ to hire a lawyer, so I'm wondering what resources are out there for him. He's normally a very strong person but when that subject came up he walked out 'cause he was starting to cry. She's basically using this as leverage because she can't have him back. Any ideas for his options that won't cost too much since he doesn't have much as it is? He's NOT trying to get out of paying, just lower it some.(BTW, we're in Cali if that makes a difference)

Update:

Thank you for all of the responses. I wanted to make one thing clear, he wasn't just out randomly making babies. He was married and as with most people who end up divorced, didn't expect to be. He was then in a stable (so he thought) relationship with someone who cheated on him while he was deployed. He's not having anymore kids, he just wants to see the one that he can't. He sees his other 2 on a very regular basis and is a great dad.

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